Physical Education Key in Growth of Scarsdale Schools
The annual report by Ralph Underhill, Scarsdale superintendent, outlines health work under Dr. Ryan and nurse Mrs. Morrison. It notes rest facilities for underweight Greenacres pupils, corrective exercises, heart screenings for team candidates, and plans for an ophthalmologist and orthopedist in 1925. It highlights tests by Bates Piedalue Jewitt aiding instruction, a special Edgewood class, expanded manual training, and strong PTA support for arts and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Underhill
Scarsdale High School
Board of Education
Underhill
Health Department
R. R. Ryan
Morrison
Greenacres
Edgewood
Towner
Leonard
Ryan
Bronxville
New Rochelle
Hastings
Lincoln School
Horace Mann
Bates
Piedalue
Jewitt
Committee On Special Schools
Westchester County Education Con
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Greenburgh Seeks to Restrain Gas Line
Greenburgh has served an injunction to restrain Westchester Lighting Company from laying gas mains on Platt Avenue. The company sought township consent, which was refused, and Frank A. Stratton says the franchise permits opening any street. The town also pursues action over a gas tank in Fairview to determine legality under sanitary code, aiming to protect Fairview residents while not depriving other areas of gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenburgh
Westchester Lighting Company
Platt Avenue
Frank A. Stratton
Fairview
Scarsdale
Miss Taylor Elected Secretary at National Social Work Meet
Ruth Taylor deputy commissioner of public welfare was elected secretary of the division of children at the national conference of social work in Toronto. She joined seven on the national committee on public aid to dependent children, with Amy D. Steinhardt of California as chairman. Delegates from Westchester included Homer Folks Charles H Warner Yonkers Charles H Johnson Peekskill Edith Mitchell J J Fitzgerald Mrs Henry C Henderson and Mrs Anne B Compton of White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Taylor
Division of Children
National Conference of Social Work
Toronto
United States
Canada
Amy D. Steinhardt
Department of Public Welfare of
California
Federal
Children's Bureau
Westchester
Homer Folks
Charles H. Warner
Yonkers
Charles H. Johnson
Peekskill
Edith Mitchell
Westchester County Children’s Association
J. J. Fitzgerald
Henry C. Henderson
Anne B. Compton
White Plains
Golf clubs sought for children at Brook Street Playground
The Brook Street Playground requests donated golf clubs for clock golf. Director H. H. Axworthy asks anyone with unused clubs to send them to the playground for local youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brook Street
H. H. Axworthy
Club Restaurant Closes for Six Week Redecoration
The Scarsdale Woman's Club restaurant shuts today with dinner the last service for at least six weeks. All club rooms including the Inquirer office will be redecorated while village news appears in the Inquirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Inquirer
Base Ball Nine Needs Support
Scarsdale announces the formation of a local baseball team from Scarsdale and nearby towns. They open their season at the High School field against Bronxville, after a previous win, and seek public support to cover costs like $2.25 per ball and about $20 per game. The lineup includes Callahan Mitchell Murphy Briante Gleason Campbell Hoffman and Toomey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarsdale
Bronxville
Bronxville Nine
P. Callahan
Mitchell
Murphy
T. Briante
Callahan
F. Briante
M. Gleason
Campbell
Hoffman
Toomey
Fox Meadow Tennis Club Men’s Singles Tournament Starts
The Fox Meadow Tennis Club annual Men’s Singles began July 4 with 26 entries and runs through July 12. Early rounds featured upsets and close matches, including Quaid, Garretson, and Valentine advancing, with finals set for about a month later between Garretson and Quaid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Meadow Tennis Club
Mason
Waters
Gager
Garnet
Evans
Culver
Jackson
Esheleman
Valentine
Kent
Chalmers
Garretson
Carnochan
Shank
Winchester
Waxman
Cunningham
Noble
Mann
Quaid
One Way Street Restricts Traffic on Popham Road
Popham road from the Parkway to Post road is designated one way due to gas pipe work. Traffic is limited to westbound flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popham Road
Parkway
Post Road
Gladys Chesney Killed by Auto in New Jersey
Gladys Chesney daughter of Mrs Edward Y Chesney at Hill Road Greenville was killed by an automobile in Cedar New Jersey last Saturday. She had just left a bus near her grandmother’s home on Pompton Avenue Cedar and with whom she intended to spend Sunday. Chesney was popular with Greenville’s youth and resided there most of her life. funeral services were held at the home of Captain in Cedar Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Chesney
Edward Y. Chesney
Hill Road
Greenville
Cedar New Jersey
Lewis
Pompton Avenue
Cedar
Chesney
Captain
Cedar Grove
La Follette Supporters Organize in Westchester
Westchester county Progressive party committee organized at White Plains Knights of Columbus Hall with about twenty five members. Philip Umstadter Yonkers was named to form the committee and served as temporary chairman. Edna Kerr Bronxville was chosen temporary secretary. The group endorsed La Follette and the Progressive platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westchester County
Progressive Party
Knights of Columbus Hall
White Plains
Philip Umstadter
Yonkers
la Follette
Edna Kerr
Bronxville
Greenacres Press organized in Hartsdale with NYC office
The Greenacres Press a modern publishing firm based in Hartsdale announces plans to publish and handle direct advertising for a limited client list. It will house a complete composing outfit linotype and Gordon presses with folding and binding machines to be added by September. Founders include Robert L. Mackvaine Henry B. Knight G Harris Danzberger Paul L. Keil and Ralph Theall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenacres Press
Hartsdale
Hartsdale Road
Central Avenue
New York City
Bowery Savings Bank
Grand Central Terminal
East Forty Second Street
New York State
Enterprise
Robert L. Mackvaine
Hastings News
Hastings-on- Hudson
Henry B. Knight
Sage Terrace
Greenacres
G. Harris Danzberger
Brite Avenue
New York
Paul L. Keil
M. B. Brown Printing Company
Ralph Theall
Hartsdale News Company
Camp Inspection Targets Scout Camps Across State
Three men from the Division of Sanitation began a July 1 inspection of permanent summer camps. The effort prioritizes Y M C A Y W C A Boy Scout and Girl Scout camps, with aims to assess water, sewage, garbage disposal and general sanitary improvements. Reports with recommendations will go to camp directors and local health officers who can revoke permits for cause.
Scarsdale Baby Wins Parade Prize And Bond Vote Planned
Scarsdale celebrates Robert George Roeder six months old as the perfect child earning $100 in the Westchester Baby Parade. The same day Citizens meet at the high school to vote on a $3,000 bond issue to buy land south of the high school, enabling future expansion and avoiding a road through the playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. HH. Cheney
Board of Education
Scarsdale
White Plains
Robert George Roeder
Walter George Roeder
Boulevard
Westchester
Hamilton Avenue
Robert George
Chamber of Commerce
George
Scarsdale Bank
Edwin G. Ramsdell
Health Department
Roeder
Tiny George
Toonerville
Fontaine Fox
New York Sun and Globe
B. D. Hakes
Henry P. Griffin
Samuel E. Field
Frank H. Knight
William Leeny
Myron Secor Bunker
William White
Murray Lent
Loew's State Theatre
Hakes
Thief Steals Diamond Pin From Scarsdale Country Club
A platinum bar pin with 143 diamonds valued at 3500 dollars was taken from Mrs. William Bernstein's room at Fenimore Country Club in Scarsdale. The loss was reported to White Plains police as a handkerchief wrapped item missing from the second floor bureau, with the pin insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bernstein
West 187Th Street
Fenimore Country Club
Scarsdale
White Plains
John Sullivan
Short
Bernstein
Librarian Attends 46th ALA Conference at Saratoga Springs
Miss Alice Lawrence of Scarsdale High School attends the American Library Association’s 46th annual conference in Saratoga Springs drawing 1300 librarians and trustees from the U S and Canada. Highlights include adult education focus and a new commission on library and adult education chaired by Judson T Jennings. The John Newbery Medal was awarded to Charles Boardman Hawes for The Dark Frigate, accepted by Hawes’s widow. Officers named include Meyer, Mann, Lowe, and Tweedell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lawrence
Scarsdale
American Library Association
Saratoga Springs
United States
Canada
Judson T. Jennings
Seattle Public Library
Carnegie Corporation of New York
John Newbury
The
Association
Charles Boardman Hawes
Hawes
H. H. Meyer
Library Congress
Margaret Mann
Engineering Societies Libraries
New York City
John Adams Lowe
Brooklyn Public Library
Edward D. Tweedell
John Crerar Library
Chicago
Driver Crashes Into Parkway Lighting Standard
George McDowell of Lenox Avenue Yonkers drove into a lighting standard on the Bronx River Parkway near Crane Road and Mr Rush Wilson's house injuring himself and a female passenger. Both were taken to Bronxville hospital after the crash reported to the Bronx Parkway Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gcorge McDowell
Lenox Avenue
Yonkers
Bronx River Parkway
Bronx Parkway Commission
McDowell
Bronxville Hospital
Crane Road
Parkway
Rush Wilson
Reconstruction planned for Mamaroneck Avenue area
Plans by Charles MacDonald propose reinforced concrete pavement twenty feet wide over two and a half miles, covering Old Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale and Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. Estimated cost 128500 dollars with shares Scarsdale 20500, White Plains 50000, Westchester County 58000. Bids to be invited after board approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamaroneck Road
Scarsdale
Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains
Board of Supervisors
Charles MacDonald
Westchester County
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Mr. Underhill
Ference
State Departent of Education
Prades
Brown
Buick
Miss Taylor
Golf Clubs
Village News
Strick
N. J
Creepacres Press
Ak and Advertising
Parade
Miss Lawrence
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